Abstract
Undergraduate career planning courses have shown efficacy in decreasing students’ negative career thoughts; however, universities have minimally applied these courses to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) populations. This study compared the influence of a STEM-focused career planning course for undecided STEM students with a seminar course for decided STEM majors. An analysis of covariance with covariate adjustment revealed that undecided career planning students had lower adjusted mean scores on a measure of negative career thinking than the decided STEM majors after the first semester of college. The results provide support for the efficacy of STEM-focused career planning courses and measuring negative career thoughts with STEM undergraduates.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 176-181 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Career Development Quarterly |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Applied Psychology
- General Psychology
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management